Lindsey Kildow

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Women’s Alpine skiing
Medal record
Lindsey C. Kildow
World Championships
Silver	2007 Åre	Downhill
Silver	2007 Åre	Super-G

Lindsey C. Kildow (born October 18, 1985 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American alpine skier. While growing up ski racing in Vail, Colorado, her role model was Picabo Street. Her successes in skiing led to an Olympic Games debut in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

On February 13, 2006, while training for the downhill race at the 2006 Winter Olympics, Kildow crashed and was evacuated by helicopter to a nearby hospital. Despite a bruised hip, she did not bow out of the competition, instead competing and finishing 8th. Kildow and several other racers had complained that the course was too easy, and Olympics organizers had made several modifications to the course, including adding more jumps.

At the 2007 World Championships, she won two silver medals, in downhill and super G. After competing in the giant slalom, she injured her knee while training for the slalom. Diagnosed with a low-level injury to her right ACL, she skipped the slalom and the team event. On February 22, she announced that she would not return to the 2007 Alpine Skiing World Cup, preferring to rest and avoid the chance that she might re-injure the knee more seriously.[1]

[edit] World Cup victories

Date	Location	Race
December 3, 2004	Lake Louise	Downhill
December 3, 2005	Lake Louise	Downhill
December 17, 2005	Val d'Isère	Downhill
March 3, 2006	Kvitfjell	Super-G
December 2, 2006	Lake Louise	Downhill
December 20, 2006	Val d'Isère	Downhill
January 28, 2007	San Sicario	Super-G